I take the six weeks of the school summer holidays off because I'm pretty sure I'm not going to look back on my life one day and say, 'Damn, I wish I hadn't spent so much time with my children.' Lisa Jewell More Quotes by Lisa Jewell More Quotes From Lisa Jewell It's the people who seem weak who are always suprisingly strong, and the ones who seem strong who are unexpectledly weak. Lisa Jewell strong weak people Friends can be a pain. They can be demanding and hard work. But maybe that's because they're the wrong friends. I read a quote once, can't remember who by, but they said that your friends aren't necessarily the people you like best, they're just the people who got there first. Lisa Jewell pain hard-work people If destiny could bring two people together, then it could just as easily tear them apart, and, if it could tear two people apart, then it could just as easily bring them back together again. There was no beginning, middle and end to destiny. It wasn't neat and manageable. It was random and scary. Lisa Jewell together-again destiny two I loved her more than she loved me, that was the problem. A basic imbalance. Relationships like that never last, however hard you try. And now she's pregnant and in love with a man who'll never love her the way she loves him. It's a series of vicious circles, and the only way to stop it is to find someone who loves you the same. No power struggle. No insecurities. Just friendship. Because you can never be friends with someone if you love them too much. Lisa Jewell struggle love-you men That's always the way in life: the longer you leave things, the harder they are to do. Lisa Jewell way-in-life harder way If you loveach other, whatever happens you can deal with it, you can work it out. Because if there's one thing I've learned, it's that it's really not much fun having an adventure with someone you're not in love with. Lisa Jewell ive-learned fun adventure They say that your powers of memory are at their peak when you're 26, and it's all downhill after that. Lisa Jewell memories Freedom came in strange forms and from unexpected directions. Lisa Jewell unexpected strange form That whole idea of chick lit being a thing that you just lump all the commercial female writers into - it went on for years.I'd switch on the radio, and I'd hear, 'Two female authors are here to discuss chick lit - is it dead?' and I'd think, 'Argh, no, not again. Are we seriously still having this conversation?' Lisa Jewell dead think you conversation In 1995, I was 27, and I completely got caught up in Blur and Oasis and the fashion of the time. Lisa Jewell up blur fashion time I think that not being proactive is a good thing. I like life to unfold on its own. Lisa Jewell own good think life The older I get, the more I love psychological thrillers. Lisa Jewell older more get love For me, the optimum circumstances for writing a book are those of stultifying routine. Lisa Jewell me circumstances writing book I don't really get into a writing routine until March or April, when I'll write a few hundred words a day, often in a cafe in the morning after the school run. Lisa Jewell words day morning school Everyone thinks they've got a book inside them. Lisa Jewell inside everyone got book If you can start and finish a book, then you're already a million miles ahead of all those people who talk about wanting to write a book. Lisa Jewell start you book people Agents and publishers are always looking for something 'different,' a fresh viewpoint and a new voice, not just re-hashed versions of stuff that's gone before. Lisa Jewell looking new always voice Writing a book is not easy. Lisa Jewell easy writing book Every brilliant book I read is an influence and an inspiration. As is every brilliant movie I watch and every brilliant box set. Lisa Jewell box influence inspiration book I must always, always have a box of Extra chewing gum in my bag because I have developed a terrible cheek-chewing compulsion. It's not only uncomfortable, but I look really weird when I'm doing it, and chewing gum is the only way I can stop myself. Lisa Jewell bag myself look way
